July 16, 2021

From Straw-Figures to Lasers: What’s the Best Method to Scare Birds from Sweet Corn?

human-like figure with plaid shirt and straw hands, red bow tie, cloth face smiling, and straw hat

Image by Jacques Gaimard from Pixabay

by Julie Kikkert, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Vegetable Program

(Reprinted with permission from Cornell VegEdge Newsletter Vol. 17 (14), July 14, 2021, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, Canandaigua, NY.)

Scaring birds out of sweet corn and other crops is not new, based on the centuries-old placement of scarecrows dressed in old clothes (oftentimes filled with straw) in fields. However, there are many newer methods from chemical control to loud noises, to laser beams. There are pros and cons to each method and varied costs as well. [Read more…]

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October 13, 2020

Building Our Capacity: Newest Team Members in Crop Production and Field and Forage

Despite the many challenges 2020 has thrown at all of us, Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been successful in filling two positions vital to NJ’s commercial agriculture industries. While these positions are located in Burlington and Salem Counties respectively, they greatly enhance our regional and statewide expertise and outreach resources. [Read more…]

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April 13, 2017

East Vineland Vegetable Twilight Tuesday 4/25

Our annual Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the East Vineland Fire Hall, on Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant (use 4931 Landis Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360 for your GPS, and please park behind the building to enter conference room door in rear).

Agenda

6:00 pm   Getting the Most Out of Your Plant & Pest Advisory Subscription & Other Online Resources
–    Rick VanVranken, RCE Atlantic
6:15 pm   Worker Protection Standards – New Rules in Place
–    Patricia Hastings, Rutgers Pesticide Safety Educ Program Coordinator
6:45 pm    Ultra-niche Crop Program Update & Resources
–    Jenny Carleo, RCE Cape May
7:00 pm   Resistance Management – Tackling Palmer Amaranth & Other Tough Weeds
–    Dr. Thierry Besancon, RCE Specialty Crop Weed Specialist
7:30 pm   Food Safety Modernization Act – Where do we Stand on the Produce Rule
–    Dr. Wes Kline, RCE Cumberland
8:00 pm   Vegetable Disease Control Options for Spring Crops
–    Dr. Andy Wyenandt, RCE Vegetable Plant Pathologist
8:30 pm   Vegetable Insect Pest Update
–    Dr. Joe Mahar, Vegetable IPM Coordinator
9:00 pm   Adjourn

Pesticide Recertification Credits have been requested for this meeting.
Hope to see you there!

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